Interim Procurement Manager

Public sector education client

6 months +

Remote

450pd

I am working with one of the UKs leading education institutions who are looking for 2x interim procurement managers to join their team on a 6 month basis (with potential to extend).

The roles are remote and are paying 450pd.

Key responsibilities

Deliver procurement services that support the institutions sustainable procurement strategy

Provide sustainable, value for money contracts and provide effective supplier management

Promoting the advantages of contracts and services available from procurement services and develop good marketing and information techniques

Devise and implement performance monitoring procedures to ensure that commitments are met, to demonstrate the benefits, which procurement services has achieved and identify areas for improvement

Develop an awareness of the potential for more effective purchasing within the organization

Develop and maintain systems and procedures that will provide useful and relevant market knowledge, and a means of objective performance measurement and benchmarking

Developing and maintaining systems and procedures for the evaluation of and vetting of suppliers

Negotiate best value purchasing contracts, using appropriate tendering procedures

Assist the academic departments in ensuring appropriate selection and tendering procedures are implemented

Key requirements

Must have experience of working on CapEx projects

Experience within an academic/ educational institution

Track record of procurement of a wide range of goods and services

Experience in the field of Information Systems / IT is essential

Knowledge and experience of recent developments in procurement best practice including e-procurement and e-sourcing

Ability to develop and implement category management and strategic sourcing

Please contact Eilidh Sproul at Cedar for more information.